Public food aid is always a controversial topic. Critics say it’s rife with fraud and abuse, while proponents say it doesn’t do enough to help people avoid food insecurity and get back on their feet. Regardless of how one feels about public food aid, it’s important that we as a society recognize the challenges presented […]
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What are you eating?
Ever wonder about the nutritional value of papaya? Ever wonder whether iceberg lettuce is really as useless as it tastes? The same folks who brought you Condé Nast Traveler, GQ, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Wired, The New Yorker and many other edgy national publications have compiled data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to show you […]
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A Second Chance at Life – Part Four
Part four, the finale, of Tauna and Jim’s saga: Even after all the changes and efforts to live a more healthy life, Jim still went in the summer of ’08 and received three more stints in his heart. He had been feeling sluggish and was showing many of the signs he did not recognize the […]
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A Second Chance at Life – Part Three
Part three of Tauna and Jim’s saga: The next 24 hours were the most dangerous for Jim and the most stressful for all of us concerned. I spent the time rubbing his feet and legs to keep the blood flowing to avoid blood clots and also he was complaining of them cramping. It was the […]
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A Second Chance at Life – Part Two
Part two of Tauna and Jim’s saga: While sitting in the garage, Jim realized just how bad he was feeling and even mentioned it to his friend whom he was on the phone with. He couldn’t seem to put his finger on what the problem was, since he had never felt this way before. […]
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Fat Pat no more
It happened so subtly that I hardly noticed. From junior high through my college years, I got fat. Honestly, I was in denial. I knew I ate too much, and I knew I ate the wrong foods, but I didn’t care. I had decided to enjoy whatever morsels I wanted, and I would deal with […]
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It’s time to Get FIT!
Welcome to the Illinois Times Get FIT blog! Getting healthy is not only in vogue, it is vital to the well-being of our nation. If we don’t want to keep paying billions to remedy health problems we could prevent, then each of us must make a commitment to our personal and public health. Here we […]
